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nsgd73f.tmp

Site on Spot Limited

This is the Somoto BetterInstaller, an installer that bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed without consent. The file nsgd73f.tmp by Site on Spot Limited has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Somoto BetterInstaller installer. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from sub.starcatacherx.com.
Publisher:
Site on Spot Limited  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
e43272976143f72a1fd1d510afce08c3

SHA-1:
4078d759e6614ef5e19525587f6172ca5911d080

SHA-256:
9d871350a37b9e86027e46ea11ea73623c47eb79b11ed00228dda37edd0cecd4

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
5/3/2024 2:32:17 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Somoto.SiteonSp.Bundler (M)
16.5.24.11

File size:
418.2 KB (428,272 bytes)

Bundler/Installer:
Somoto BetterInstaller (using Nullsoft Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\nsgd73f.tmp

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Site on Spot Limited

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
1/28/2015 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/10/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Site on Spot Limited, O=Site on Spot Limited, L=Tel Aviv, S=Israel, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
477E336D7B42EDDDED42DABF6FAB572F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 1:50:46 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:BFgYGIZ9lQ9+ZhgHaXPwg6azwYtFYPNrhueTg:BFiIB4Cu6XPwg6A3eNrh5g

Entry address:
0x323C

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 36, 42, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9410

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file nsgd73f.tmp has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://sub.starcatacherx.com/installers/bi_downloader/.../setup.exe

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